ORILLIA - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) has charged two OPP officers with criminal offences in relation to an incident that occurred in April 2011.

The incident involved the aftermath when off-road vehicles collided in Cape Croker First Nation jurisdiction resulting in serious injuries being sustained by one individual. Information has since been provided to police that prompted an investigation into potential wrongdoing which commenced in May of 2017. Charged with one count each of Breach of Trust (sec. 122) and Obstruct Justice (sec. 139.2) contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada are:

The OPP Professional Standards Bureau has charged two officers with criminal offences related to an incident that occurred in April 2011.

The incident involved the aftermath The incident involved the aftermath of a collision between off-road vehicles in Cape Croker First Nation jurisdiction which resulted in serious injuries being sustained to one person," the OPP said in a statement.

"Information has since been provided to police that prompted an investigation into potential wrongdoing which commenced in May of 2017," the statement said.

Staff Sgt. Wayne Thompson, the detachment commander of the Bruce Peninsula OPP, who has 29 years of service, and Acting Staff Sgt. Kevin Muir, operations manager for the Grey County OPP, who has 17 years of service, were each charged with one count of breach of trust and one count of obstructing justice.

The incident occurred while both members were off-duty, according to the OPP statement.

Both accused are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on Aug. 10.

Both have been suspended with pay as per the requirements of the Police Services Act.

"The OPP will not provide further comment to protect the integrity of the ongoing court process and any disciplinary matters that may ensue," the statement said.

Two veteran Ontario Provincial Police officers are facing criminal charges in connection with an incident dating back to April 2011.

Staff Sgt. Wayne Thompson of the Bruce Peninsula OPP and Acting Staff Sgt. Kevin Muir of the Grey County OPP face charges of Breach of Trust and Obstruction of Justice following an incident in Cape Croker First Nation Reserve, north of Owen Sound.

Both Thompson, a 29-year member of the force, and Muir, a 17-year member of the force, were off-duty at the time of the incident.

According to several news reports from that time, a 40-year-old man was seriously injured and had to be airlifted to a Toronto hospital after two ATVs collided in an area of the reserve which was not sanctioned as an ATV trail.

Muir was later charged with following too closely.

Police say new information which was provided to them prompted an investigation into potential wrongdoing in May 2017.

Both officers have been suspended with pay. They are scheduled to appear in court in Owen Sound in August.

Two high-ranking OPP officers, including the head of the OPP detachment in Wiarton, have been charged with breach of trust and obstructing justice.

The OPP’s professional standards branch announced the charges Wednesday, saying they stem from an April 2011 collision between off-road vehicles in Cape Croker.

According to an OPP news release, the officers facing the charges are Staff Sgt. Wayne Thompson and Acting Staff Sgt. Kevin Muir.

Thompson is the detachment commander of the Bruce Peninsula OPP and has been with the organization for 29 years, while Muir is the operations manager for the Grey County OPP and has been an OPP officer for 17 years.

Both officers were off-duty at the time of the crash, police said, and both have been suspended from their duties with pay.

ORILLIA, Ont. — The Ontario Provincial Police says two of its officers are facing criminal charges in relation to an alleged incident that took place more than six years ago.

Police say their investigation focused on the aftermath of a collision near the Cape Croker First Nation in 2011.

They say two off-road vehicles collided, resulting in serious injuries for one unidentified person.

Police say they got word of potential alleged wrong-doing last month and launched an investigation, resulting in charges against two officers who each had more than a decade and a half of experience on the force.

Police have charged Staff Sgt. Wayne Thompson, the detachment commander of the Bruce Peninsula OPP, and acting Staff Sgt. Kevin Muir, operations manager with the Grey County OPP, with one count each of breach of trust and obstruction of justice.

They say both officers were off duty at the time of the alleged incident.

The OPP says both officers have been suspended with pay and will appear in court in Owen Sound, Ont., in August.

ORILLIA - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) has charged two OPP officers with criminal offences in relation to an incident that occurred in April 2011.

The incident involved the aftermath when off-road vehicles collided in Cape Croker First Nation jurisdiction resulting in serious injuries being sustained by one individual. Information has since been provided to police that prompted an investigation into potential wrongdoing which commenced in May of 2017. Charged with one count each of Breach of Trust (sec. 122) and Obstruct Justice (sec. 139.2) contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada are: